This week is going to be a big one for south movie lovers. All big January theatrical releases are set to premiere this week on OTT. From Thalapathy Vijay’s family action entertainer Varisu to Nandamuri Balakrishna’s action drama Veera Simha Reddy, a look at blockbuster south Indian movies debuting this week on OTT.
1) Varisu
Platform: Amazon Prime Video
Streaming Date: Feb 22
Language: Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam
Varisu stars Vijay and Rashmika Mandanna, with R. Sarathkumar, Prabhu, Jayasudha, Prakash Raj, Srikanth and Shaam in supporting roles. The family drama revolves around Vijay Rajendran, a happy-to-go lucky man, who is disowned and thrown out of the house as he refused to join the family business. Things change when his father becomes terminally ill, and he is left to manage his business empire and family.
2) Veera Simha Reddy
Platform: Disney+ Hotstar
Streaming Date: Feb 23
Language: Telugu
Written and directed by Gopichand Malineni, Veera Simha Reddy stars Nandamuri Balakrishna in a dual role along with Shruti Haasan, Varalaxmi Sarathkumar, Honey Rose, and Duniya Vijay.
The plot revolves around Veera Simha Reddy who is a respected man in a village and his son Bala Simha Reddy settles in the USA. When his father gets killed in the village politics, Bala Simha returns to India and takes revenge on who killed his father.
3) Kranti
Platform: Amazon Prime Video
Streaming Date: Feb 23
Language: Kannada
Starring Darshan and Rachita Ram in lead roles, this action drama focuses on the need for government schools. The story revolves around a fight between a shrewd businessman, who wants to privatise 12,000 government schools and an NRI business magnate who is against it.
4) Nanpakal Nerathu Mayakkam
Platform: Netflix
Streaming Date: Feb 23
Language: Tamil, Malayalam
Starring Mammootty is the lead role, the movie is about a man who is leading a double life. Things take an interesting turn when the past comes to confront him, leaving everyone confused.
5) Michael
Platform: Aha Tamil
Streaming Date: Feb 24
Language: Tamil
Michael is a neo-noir action thriller movie written and directed by Ranjit Jeyakod. It stars Sundeep Kishan, Vijay Sethupathi, Divyansha Kaushik, Gautham Vasudev Menon, Varun Sandesh, Varalaxmi Sarathkumar, and Ayyappa P. Sharma. The plot revolves around a gang fighting over places. A youngster decides to gain control of the area. Can he complete his dream of ruling over the place?
6) Waltair Veerayya
Platform: Netflix
Streaming Date: Feb 27
Language: Telugu
Waltair Veerayya is an action comedy film directed by Bobby Kolli and produced by Mythri Movie Makers. The film stars Chiranjeevi as the titular character alongside Ravi Teja, Shruti Haasan, and Catherine Tresa. The plot involves a fisherman and his friend, egoistic ACP Vikram Sagar IPS, who stops Veerayya from smuggling drugs.
